MERIDIAN, Mississippi -- Former NFL and Southern Miss quarterback Brett Favre spent a day with U.S. Army vet and triple amputee Rusty Dunagan and his family at the Lauderdale County farm of actress Sela Ward, according to a report in The Meridian Star.

The meeting was made possible by actor Gary Sinese, who was the high bidder of a "training session" Favre donated to Ward's Hope Village gala last year. Sinese said he was going to give it to a wounded veteran through his foundation and he chose Dunagan.

"I'm honored to help," Favre said. "Believe me I know how blessed my life, as well as how my wife and I -- how blessed our lives have been and the fact that we can help people and touch other peoples' lives," Favre said. "We grew up humble, modest. We are very fortunate to have the success that I have had over the years -- the things we have been able to do and see and experience is just truly a blessing. This ranks right up at the top."

Dunagan was wounded in September 2010 in Afghanistan when he stepped on "a homemade bomb."